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They look old school JDM cool. My wife's best friend lived in Japan for four years (2 two year periods in the 90's and 00's) for the US Navy, he said the Century were often driven for Yakuza leadership.
Wonder how hard it is to get parts for them?
Originally Posted by PhilB81
what do you guys think of the Century? Personally, I really liked them, first time I knew it existed was during a trip to Japan 5-6 years ago.
Love that gen SL, but not that front end.
The one @wackjum has/had was my favorite, and was silver too
IIRC, his was a SL55 AMG
Hello. I had a 2004 SL55 AMG.
I sold it during the Covid runup for a pretty good price. That thing was very pretty yes, Diamond Silver Metallic (because Mercedes-Benz had two silvers going at the time). It was the single most unreliable vehicle I've owned though.
I sold it during the Covid runup for a pretty good price. That thing was very pretty yes, Diamond Silver Metallic (because Mercedes-Benz had two silvers going at the time). It was the single most unreliable vehicle I've owned though.
I sold it during the Covid runup for a pretty good price. That thing was very pretty yes, Diamond Silver Metallic (because Mercedes-Benz had two silvers going at the time). It was the single most unreliable vehicle I've owned though.
The reliability part is a bummer, the R230 is probably my favorite modern SL.
Just got back from a trip to England with the fam. Unfortunately I missed getting a photo of a classic red Ferrari Dino driving through Piccadilly Circus and a McLaren in the Cotswolds.
The last batch of cars aren't exotic or desirable, they're just cars we don't see in the US, but I started this thread so I don't care. I still don't exactly know what some of the car brands were.
Our rental was this BMW 530e with the M performance package. Really nice car and fun to drive on the wrong side of the road Oddly enough it had less trunk room than my Elantra N.
Sat behind this in a traffic jam for almost an hour. It was stunning.
This AMG sounded mean AF
Ferrari California in London (with obligatory red double decker bus)
Beautiful GTS
Nice 993 at Stonehenge
Cool little yellow Boxer parked in front of our AirBnB in Stow-on-the-Wold
BMW in Southwark
S5 in Stow-on-the-Wold
Crappy photo zoomed in on my iPhone of a Bentley Bentayga that passed us on the M4
Never had seen a Mercedes limo before. There were three of these following each other.
Classic English limo
Onto the cars we don't see on our side of the pond...
I like the Century. Having a VIP build on one would be sweet, especially with the V12. I'd straight pipe it, don't care that it's slow
the slower it is the more you get to hear it high in the rev range before shifting you’re trying to do what the YouTuber (name is slipping right now) that had the Benz S600.
I would like a Century as well, but I don’t think I would mess with it too much honestly. Doesn’t have an awesome manual transmission like my TL has, but with double the cylinder count, I might make it work
wow!! What’s next, you’ll send me a link for a LH conversion?
Originally Posted by 00TL-P3.2
Good News! Even if it isn't a Sandero
There's a slight chance we might make some sort of Euro trip later this year.
LOL, my wife and kids often do the “Good News!” In the tone of the TG trio when they were announcing the sandero.
As a kid my parents had a Dacia 1300!
That is the one thing I don't think I could get over with imported cars - driving on the "passenger" side.
Only cars from certain countries are RHD (Right Hand Drive); countries like the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Japan come to mind, as well as vehicles from places like Hong Kong.
That is the one thing I don't think I could get over with imported cars - driving on the "passenger" side.
It's wild to drive a RHD vehicle, especially when the lanes are on the opposite side, too. Not to mention roundabouts with multiple lanes and roundabouts that feed into another roundabout. There were some tense family moments navigating some of those lol.
Only cars from certain countries are RHD (Right Hand Drive); countries like the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Japan come to mind, as well as vehicles from places like Hong Kong.
It's wild to drive a RHD vehicle, especially when the lanes are on the opposite side, too. Not to mention roundabouts with multiple lanes and roundabouts that feed into another roundabout. There were some tense family moments navigating some of those lol.
This I actually don't mind because I'm sat near the center of the roadway. It's RHD in LHD countries that breaks me. Don't know why
03-26-2024, 10:02 AM
I still don't exactly know what some of the car brands were.
Oddly enough it had less trunk room than my Elantra N.
you’re trying to do what the YouTuber (name is slipping right now) that had the Benz S600.
Not to mention roundabouts with multiple lanes and roundabouts that feed into another roundabout. There were some tense family moments navigating some of those lol.
to the tourist that tries to navigate that.
